Sources SoughtPosted Aug 24, 2026·Responses due Sep 3, 2026

6640-- Brand Name Only - Alinity M Reagent Contract - VA Iowa City

Veterans Affairs · NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
325413
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C26326Q1059
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
6640
Place
Iowa City
Contact
Dennis Salmonsen (dennis.salmonsen@va.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C26326Q1059 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 24, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 6, 2026 to Oct 17, 2026, middle of the range Sep 19, 2026.
Measured from 128 past early notices at Veterans Affairs, Department of with NAICS 325413 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 24, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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  • Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
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What the notice says

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY The purpose of this Sources Sought is to conduct market research to procure Brand Name Only Abbott - Alinity M Reagents using a base year period plus three-year one-year Options contract for the Iowa City VA Healthcare System. This notice serves to survey the market to ascertain whether-or-not sources are capable of providing the requested supply/services. You must be an Authorized Distributor for Abbott. This notice also allows potential contractors/vendors to submit a non-binding statement of interest and documentation demonstrating their capability. Plea… (show all)

se review the DRAFT Statement of Work (SOW) to compare your supply/service to what is requested. Complete the line-items below and submit any documentation supporting your product/service for consideration. Network Contracting Office 23 (NCO 23) is requesting responses from qualified business concerns; the qualifying NAICS code for this effort is 325413 In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing. The Small Business Administration (SBA) Size Standard for this request is 1,250 employees. This Sources Sought is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification(s) (Service Disabled/Veteran Owned Small Business (SD/VOSB), Hub zone, 8(a), small, small disadvantaged, woman owned small business, or large business) relative to NAICS 325413. Responses to this notice, will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this notice, a solicitation announcement may be published. Responses to this notice are not considered adequate responses to any corresponding solicitation announcement. All interested offerors are requested to respond to this notice but are required to respond to the official solicitation announcement in order to be awarded the contract. INSTRUCTIONS: RESPONSES MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: Primary Information: Company Name: Point of Contact (POC) name: Email address: Phone number: Unique Entity ID No. listed in the System of Awards Management (SAM): Business Size: (Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Small Business Other, Small Business, or Large Business) for the NAICS code listed above. PLEASE LIST YOUR GSA Contract or a Federal Supply Schedule with this product/service listed on it. List the number, name of manufacture, and Origin of product if applicable._____________________________________________________ IMPORTANT If your firm is a Socio-economic Small Business (SDVOSB, VOSB, Hub zone, 8(a), Small, Small disadvantaged, Woman owned small business), please state if your firm is a Nonmanufacturer under the Nonmanufacturer Rule. For more information about the Nonmanufacturer Rule and how it applies to your firm, click on this Small Business Administration link: https://www.sba.gov/partners/contracting-officials/small-business-procurement/nonmanufacturer-rule Please check the lines below that apply to your firm: a. ____ Business size does not exceed 500 employees. b. ____ Firm is primarily engaged in the retail or wholesale trade and normally sells this type of item being supplies. c. ____ Firm takes ownership or possession of the item(s) with its personnel, equipment, or facilities in a manner consistent with industry practice. d. ____ Supplies the end products of a small business manufacturer or processor made in the United States. If a future solicitation requires the Buy American Statute, the following two clauses will apply: 52.225-1 Buy American-Supplies 52.225-2 Buy American Certificate Must have an Authorized Distributor Letter issued from the manufacture if not the manufacture for a supply acquisition request. The attached SOW is a draft and is NOT finalized. If any portions are unclear, prohibited, and/or you are unsure about the draft description of the requirement please list your comments and/or concerns in your response so they can be addressed. Response is due by 09/03/2026, at 1300 Mountain Time. Please submit e-mail responses to Mr. Dennis Salmonsen, Contract Specialist, at email address: dennis.salmonsen@va.gov. Please place Sources Sought No. in the subject line of your email. This notice is to assist the Department of Veterans Affairs in determining qualified sources only. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS: See DRAFT Statement of Work BRAND NAME ONLY for all line-items listed below. ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0001 4.00 KT __________________ __________________ 08N50-095 Alinity m HCV AMP Kit x4 Contract Period: Base POP Begin: 10-01-2026 POP End: 09-30-2027 PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 325413 - In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6640 - Laboratory Equipment and Supplies MANUFACTURER PART NUMBER (MPN): 08N50-095 0002 2.00 KT __________________ __________________ 08N50-075 Alinity m HCV CAL Kit X2 Contract Period: Base POP Begin: 10-01-2026 POP End: 09-30-2027 PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 325413 - In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6640 - Laboratory Equipment and Supplies MANUFACTURER PART NUMBER (MPN): 08N50-075 0003 11.00 KT __________________ __________________ 08N50-085 Alinity m HCV CTRL Kit X11 Contract Period: Base POP Begin: 10-01-2026 POP End: 09-30-2027 PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 325413 - In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6640 - Laboratory Equipment and Supplies MANUFACTURER PART NUMBER (MPN): 08N50-085 0004 2.00 KT __________________ __________________ 08N45-095 Alinity m HIV-1 AMP Kit X2 Contract Period: Base POP Begin: 10-01-2026 POP End: 09-30-2027 PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 325413 - In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6640 - Laboratory Equipment and Supplies MANUFACTURER PART NUMBER (MPN): 08N45-095 0005 2.00 KT __________________ __________________ 08N45-05 Alinity m HIV-1 CAL Kit X2 Contract Period: Base POP Begin: 10-01-2026 POP End: 09-30-2027 PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 325413 - In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6640 - Laboratory Equipment and Supplies MANUFACTURER PART NUMBER (MPN): 08N45-075 0006 11.00 KT __________________ __________________ 08N45-085 Alinity m HIV-1 CTRL Kit X11 Contract Period: Base POP Begin: 10-01-2026 POP End: 09-30-2027 PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 325413 - In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6640 - Laboratory Equipment and Supplies MANUFACTURER PART NUMBER (MPN): 08N45-085 0007 2.00 KT __________________ __________________ 09N61-095 Alinity m HSV 1 & 2 / VZV AMP Kit X2 Contract Period: Base POP Begin: 10-01-2026 POP End: 09-30-2027 PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 325413 - In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6640 - Laboratory Equipment and Supplies MANUFACTURER PART NUMBER (MPN): 09N61-095 0008 11.00 KT __________________ __________________ 09N61-085 Alinity m HSV 1 & 2 / VZV CTRL Kit 11 Contract Period: Base POP Begin: 10-01-2026 POP End: 09-30-2027 PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 325413 - In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6640 - Laboratory Equipment and Supplies MANUFACTURER PART NUMBER (MPN): 09N61-085 0009 2.00 KT __________________ __________________ 09N15-095 Alinity m HR HPV AMP Kit 2 Contract Period: Base POP Begin: 10-01-2026 POP End: 09-30-2027 PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 325413 - In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6640 - Laboratory Equipment and Supplies MANUFACTURER PART NUMBER (MPN): 09N15-095 0010 11.00 KT __________________ __________________ 09N15-085 Alinity m HPV CTRL Kit 11 Contract Period: Base POP Begin: 10-01-2026 POP End: 09-30-2027 PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 325413 - In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6640 - Laboratory Equipment and Supplies MANUFACTURER PART NUMBER (MPN): 09N15-085 0011 1.00 BX __________________ __________________ 09N49-010 Alinity m Transport Tube Pierceable Cap (1500 per bx) 1 Contract Period: Base POP Begin: 10-01-2026 P

Who won similar work

14 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 325413.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
BIOMERIEUX INC3$2.9MOct 1, 2026
MICROGENICS CORPORATION · $TMO2$852KJan 10, 2025
ONE LAMBDA, INC. · $TMO1$6.9MOct 2, 2025
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY · $BDX1$1.9MOct 1, 2026
ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC. · $ABT1$748KOct 1, 2026
CAREDX, INC. · $CDNA1$724KJan 23, 2025
GRIFOLS DIAGNOSTIC SOLUTIONS INC.1$452KOct 21, 2025
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC.1$283KOct 1, 2026
Roche Diagnostics Minneapolis MN 55417 USA1$263KJun 21, 2026
PROMEGA CORPORATION1$124KJun 1, 2026

Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 4 of these past winners lobbied Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (14 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
  • $112K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.

  • 8 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 25 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.

  • 4 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 13 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.

Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.